Chapter 145 The remnants of Emperor Yan, chaos in the snowfield
The bonfire was swaying in the tent, and the rising sparks followed the heat flow toward the hole in the tent roof and floated in the night sky.
The blazing fire illuminated several slave women, wearing simple leather jackets. To the rhythm of animal skin drums, their feet stepped on the ground powerfully, waving their arms, and roared fiercely like hunting.
Surrounded by the leaders of the sixteen tribes in the snowfield, they were drinking strong wine, peeling mutton, talking and watching this hunting dance of strength and ferocity.
As the leader of the prison beggar, he was tall and tall, with rough and dark skin and a thick beard. At this time, he was inserting the sharp knife in his hand into the chopping board for cutting mutton.
In the language of a raw slave, he asked Na Yanduo.
"What do you mean, the emperor is no longer in charge of the Yan court, but the general who is less than twenty? He asked you to come with so many gifts because he wanted us to have slaves. Are you going to return to the snowfield after worrying about what happened before? "
Na Yan Duo tightened his fur coat, fearing that the flames would burn the fur. This is the new coat he bought in Yanjing, and it is expensive.
"Big Chief, the emperor before the imperial court is dead. What the General means is that he hopes that the Yan Kingdom and the slaves can be the same as before."
"Hmph, then why did he reject me? "Messenger?" Qiu Qi's fierce voice made the surrounding people laugh and laugh. The leaders of the meat-eating slaves turned their heads, and someone raised his hand and waved to let the dancing women get down.
It became quiet inside the huge felt tent.
Na Yan Duo, who was looked at by the leaders, was also a little scared, "The general never told Na Yan Duo that before leaving Yanjing, the general said that he would personally come to the snowfield. I called on the leaders of the various tribes and hoped to form a good relationship with us.”
“Yes.”
Prince Qiu summoned the tribes to rebel against the Yan State because his daughter was killed by a captain of the Yan State. Later, he sent an envoy to join forces with the other party. If he won, as an ally, he could get greater benefits from it, and he could even ask for the snowy mountains and snow forests to the east. Anyway, people from the Yan State seldom went there, so he could give them to It is not impossible to give birth to slaves.
If the troops fail, the worst they can do is retreat to the snowy plains, and the emperor of Yan will be unable to do anything to him.
It was a pity that his proposal was directly rejected by the other party, so the prisoner Qi suppressed the soldiers and did not move, just to see how the other party would be wiped out by the imperial court's 150,000 troops after talking so shamelessly.
However, unexpectedly, the young general once again defeated the terrifying army of the imperial court.
The swaying campfire made a crackling sound, and the beggar cut off a piece of mutton and inserted it into his mouth, "What if I lead an army to create a slave tribe and don't want to have a good relationship with him?"
"Chief...it's better not to offend that general!" Na Yan Duo said quickly: "This general's army is more terrifying than what I have seen. The Xirong Yelang tribe is more terrifying than several tribes on the snowy field It was even bigger, but it was defeated by the opponent in one day. However, the general said that he came with good intentions and hoped that the leader would not regard his good intentions as weakness."
Can it happen twice in a row? After defeating the imperial court's huge army and a Xirong tribe with a population of 30,000, the Xueyuan leaders present here naturally understood the terrifying deterrent power contained in this.
There was silence for a while, then the prison beggar said: "Where is the sincerity?"
"The fact that Yan Duo can come here is the greatest sincerity."
Then Yan Duo pointed at himself and then at the guide. Facing the direction of Yan Kingdom: "The general personally summoned Anuhu and I into the magnificent palace, and asked Na Yanduo to come as an envoy to express sincerity to the great leader."
Hearing this, The tribal leaders in the tent also nodded. This approach really respected them.
At this moment, someone stood up and knocked over the small table with a bang. He stared at Yan Duo and said, "This man can no longer be regarded as a slave of Xueyuan. He sold his soul to Yan Duo. The people of the country still want to use the gifts of the Yan people to corrupt us! The big leader killed him and continued to rebel. The Shengnu people have lived in the snowy fields for long enough. We can also go to the warm south and let our people thrive! ”
"Tiannu!" Qiu Qi frowned, "We rebelled against the Emperor of Yan before, but now the Emperor is gone, we have no reason to continue making trouble!"
"So what?! The Emperor is gone , but the Yan Kingdom is still here, they just finished the war, and they didn’t have the strength to start a war with us!" The man named Tiannu only wore an open leather jacket, revealing his strong chest and thighs, "The snowfield is ours, they are If you dare to come, we will defeat them here, then go outside and occupy their city!"
"Tian Nu, your idea is very dangerous, what can we do to occupy the Yan people's city? Have you ever fought a siege?" Another tribal leader put down his sword and said, "I opposed the general of Yan you accepted before. Look at what you look like now!"
"Did I say something wrong?" Tian Nu raised a smile on his lips, "It's just that you are too timid!"
"What did you say?!"
Just now, the guard behind the leader came out with his sword drawn, and behind Tiannu, an unusually tall man also came out. He rushed over with a bang, pinched the warrior, and broke his neck.
"Tiannu, what are your people doing!"
The prison beggar stood up directly, and the guards outside the tent also drew their swords one by one and blocked the opening of the tent. There was no look of fear on Tian Nu's face, and he still had a smile on his face. "You have been the leader for too long and you have no ambition. I think you should give up your position."
Beside him, there were The leaders of the five tribes also stood up: "We support Tiannu as the big leader, he can lead us out of the snowfield!"
"You..."
Prisoner Beggar grabbed a big ax on the weapon rack behind him, knocked over the low table with his strong body, and rushed towards Tiannu with a bang. Before the big ax could be struck, he was grabbed by the tall slave man. He grabbed the ax and knocked the prisoner beggar to the ground with a backhand blow.
The beggar guard at the entrance of the tent rushed in with an "Ah!", but was swept out of the tent by the big man who was a slave with a big axe.
"Jin Gu, don't be so cruel."
Tiannu waved to the axe-wielding slave man, and then smiled at the ten tribal leaders opposite: "You'd better agree! "
At the same time as the words fell, the begging tribe outside the tent suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. The ten leaders looked outside, and a cavalry of more than a thousand people rushed into the tribe, with spears and blades pointing at a A raw slave was chopped down. In a moment, a general on guard came to the outside of the big tent. He dismounted and was greeted by Tiannu. The ten leaders in the tent recognized him as the general of Yan State whom Tiannu had taken into his tribe. One of them was defeated by the rebels and fled. The surrendered general here seems to be named Gu Zhaowu.
"My general, what should we do with them?"
Tian Nu came in with people and pointed at the ten leaders here and the trembling Na Yan Duo, "Just kill them all. Let’s do it.”
“Chief Tiannu, these people still need to be kept to order their tribe. As for this person...” Gu Zhaowu stared at Yan Duo in the corner and narrowed his eyes: "Since he represents the general, why don't we give him a gift?"
He said with this calm face. He was the commander of the Yanshan cavalry. After the defeat, he took the remaining more than a thousand cavalry with him. He fled north to the snowy plains, suppressed the disgust in his heart, and took refuge with one of the promising barbarians. He helped him train soldiers and horses, and united with other tribes. At this moment, he could finally complete the unification of this tribe.
As long as they have enough strength, it is not impossible to unite with the Xirong people in the grasslands to the west and counterattack Yanjing from north to south.
And the general actually wanted to come in person. He knew that the current situation in Yanjing was not enough to support him with a large number of troops, so perhaps killing the opponent on the snowy field was the best opportunity at the moment.
"Big leader, let's keep quiet and let the general come to the tribe as a guest!"
Gu Zhaowu pulled Na Yanduo over and threw it in front of a table with his long sword. He thrust it in front of the other party: "Now, write a letter and tell the general that you and the leaders welcome his arrival and are willing to reach a reconciliation!"
" Good!”
Na Yan Duo nodded repeatedly. When someone came over with a pen and ink, he held it in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and raised his face: "I can't write Yanwen..."
"Then use your raw slaves. Write the words."
With the cold sword edge pressed against her neck, Yan Duo had no choice but to follow the other person's wishes, awkwardly using the brush to draw simple communication patterns for slaves.
After finishing writing, Tiannu took a look at it, nodded at Gu Zhaowu, and then handed it over to a confidant, asking him to pretend to be a prisoner and beggar, and send it to Yanjing to be handed over to the general.
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The dark night gradually passed, and out of this snowfield, there were lush fields, hills, and undulating roads. Occasionally, one or two trading carts could be seen, carrying fur goods and herbs back to Yanzhou.
More south, a team of nearly 20,000 people was divided into left and right groups and walked through the wilderness.
Almost sparsely populated.
Seeing such a huge army, the vendors selling goods stayed away from each other. When they met the scouts who came forward, they breathed a sigh of relief when they knew they were soldiers from the imperial court.
However, he answered all questions and explained clearly the places he had visited, not daring to hide anything.
In the long dragon-like Youyan Army Formation, Su Chen was riding a horse and looked at the figure in silver armor and white robes under the flying banner of the front formation, and couldn't help but turn his head to ask the general named Zhang Yi.
"General Zhao, I have been here for a while, but I rarely see his smile. General Zhang, do you know why?"
Zhang Yi and Dian Wei were guarding the formation. When they heard the inquiry, he After thinking about it: "General Zhao has always been like this. Except with His Majesty, Generals Guan and Zhang, and the Prime Minister, he rarely shows joy to others, and even to the junior generals, he rarely jokes."
He After a pause, he added: "Actually, after having been a deputy general with General Zhao for many years, I feel that General Zhao is different from others. Others are concerned about the Han Dynasty, or have a famous name in history, but General Zhao... I think he is more like the people, Live for the righteousness in your heart.”
“Oh?”
Su Chen heard this view for the first time, "Can you tell me about it?"
"General Zhao first followed Yuan Shao, and then went to Gongsun Zan, and finally abandoned them until he followed Uncle Liu. Until now. I have been with General Zhao for many years, and I have thought in my mind that Yuan Benchu had a false reputation. Although Gongsun Zan fought against the foreigners, he was violent and did not care about the people. There was also Liu Yu who did not join him. He might have thought that the other party was friendly with the foreigners. Xi, Uncle Liu Huang is different. He is benevolent and travels all over the world. Even if he does some wrong things after entering Shu, he can still be dissuaded by General Zhao."
Su Chen nodded: "You said. This is a good idea."
While he was talking, a scout rushed over from the front. After reining in the horse in front, he handed over a letter.
“To the general, this is a letter sent by the messenger from the snowfield.”
Su Chen unfolded the paper and looked at the crooked figures on it, "What the hell are these things?"
Thinking that Yan Duo might not know Yan Guozi, he was relieved, so he asked someone to put Anu in it. The tiger barked, and not long after, Anuhu, the general of the slave slaves, galloped over on horseback. He took the paper from the order rider and read it carefully, with a smile on his face.
“Na Yanduo said that the tribal leaders are very enthusiastic and have reached a willingness to reconcile, so the general can go there with peace of mind.”
“I understand, you go back to the military formation first.”
Su Chen stroked the black horse under him, looked ahead and threw the letter to the ground, and said softly: "It's very enthusiastic...Why do they think I believe this nonsense."
The surrounding generals, such as Zhang Yi, Ma Dai, Dian Wei and others, grinned.
Are there any aspects of the recent plot that you find unsatisfactory?
(End of this chapter)